Chapter 377: The Xianbei and Huns send troops together
It takes time to calculate the Wuxi Barbarians, and it takes even more time to search for Zhuge Liang. In fact, Liao Li, like all the princes, is waiting for the moment when Liu Zhang and the foreign tribes will both suffer losses. But will Liu Zhang suffer both losses from the foreign tribes? No one knows, and no one will
Some people know, but the princes only know that if Liu Zhang defeats the foreign tribes without losing both sides, their doom is coming soon!
As Noriman returned to Youzhou, the news of the Karasuma people's destruction spread throughout the Han Dynasty in an instant. This incident was like a huge alarm bell, ringing on the heads of all the princes. Cao Cao, who had originally decided to watch, was also ready to intervene.
It's not that Cao Cao wanted to unite with foreigners, but that Liu Zhang put too much pressure on him! However, the cunning Cao Mengde did not send troops directly, but sent someone to contact Zhang Baiqi of Chang'an and Zhang Yan of Montenegro.
Based on Zhang Baiqi's loyalty to Zhang Jiao, Liu Zhang would not betray Liu Zhang even if he died, not to mention that Liu Zhang was in crisis. As soon as Cao Cao's envoy arrived in Luoyang, he was tied into a dumpling and sent to Chang'an.
At this time, Cao Jun's envoy knew that Zhang Baiqi was Liu Zhang's man! Unfortunately, he had no chance to give this information to Cao Cao!
Since Zhang Baiqi did not announce his surrender to Liu Zhang, Zhang Yan thought he had really occupied Luoyang. If Cao Cao wanted to attack Liu Zhang, he would not only cross the river to attack Jizhou, but also send troops to Hulao and invade Chang'an. If Cao Cao really
He would not let Luoyang go when he attacked Chang'an. For Zhang Baiqi's sake, Zhang Yan agreed to Cao Cao's request!
Of course, Zhang Yan had his own plans when he agreed to Cao Cao's request. Although Jizhou's policies were much better after it was assigned to Liu Zhang, Zhang Yan did not trust the government. I think back then, he was forced by the government to have his family destroyed, so he had no choice but to join Huang Zhongdao. Now,
Liu Zhang is a descendant of the Liu family, how can he not be worried? What's more important is that there is no food and grass in Montenegro!
Zhang Yan couldn't make ends meet with the fields he cultivated in Heishan, and the remaining military rations were supported by some large households. These large households were forced to support Zhang Yan, but Liu Zhang's army arrived and confiscated their fields and slaves.
He really couldn't survive in Jizhou and they had all moved. Who could Zhang Yan ask for food and grass? As for robbing Liu Zhang's army, Zhang Yan didn't have the guts yet!
Zhang Yan was really trembling when Cao Cao was emboldened. If Liu Zhang hadn't spoken first, Zhang Yan could have surrendered, but Tian Feng and Ju Shou had to wipe him out! In this way, Zhang Lin, who was guarding Jizhou, still had several encounters with Zhang Yan.
Front. Although Zhang Yan is also a good general, he is still inferior to a general like Zhang Lin who has a bright future.
Zhang Yan was a little scared after being defeated by Zhang Lin several times! In fact, he just wanted to let Huang Zhong in the nunnery have a way to survive and had no other ambitions. Now it was a big mistake to offend Liu Zhang. So Zhang Yan retreated into the Black Mountain
In order to achieve the desired effect, what he was waiting for was Tian Feng's envoy.
Originally, Zhang Yan thought that Tian Feng sent the envoy to ask him to surrender. But when the envoy met, he found that this was not the case.
Tian Feng was ordered by Jia Lang to send grain to Zhang Yan, as long as he guarded the Black Mountain and refrained from doing evil! Although the grain sent by Tian Feng could not keep Huang Zhongjun fed and clothed, he could still survive the battle if he saved a little.
Year!
Looking at the mountains of grain and grass, Zhang Yan couldn't turn around. He never thought that he would encounter such a situation! As the saying goes: Don't hit the smiling person. After taking Tian Feng's grain and grass, Zhang Yan was too embarrassed to look for trouble.
After all, Cao Cao asked him for help and just said a few high-sounding words!
However, Zhang Yan was still a little worried, fearing that Tian Feng would use grain and grass to hold him back and settle the accounts with him when Liu Zhang returned to the army. Tian Feng's envoy seemed to have noticed his thoughts and quietly told him not to worry, because Liu Zhang had gained something.
As for the reason, the envoy refused to say more, and Zhang Yan couldn't ask any more questions! He has a short mouth when he eats, and a short hand when he takes someone else. Zhang Yan didn't want to offend Liu Zhang too much, but since he got the benefit, he withdrew to Montenegro!
Cao Cao didn't expect Zhang Baiqi and Zhang Yan to cause much trouble to Liu Zhang. If he hadn't been worried about the infamy that would come from sending troops at this time, he would have sent troops to lock him down! Now, he felt a little trapped in a cocoon! Finally,
Sima Jin was more insidious. He asked Cao Cao to use the Hulao Pass in the name of conquering Huangzhong. If Liu Zhang was willing to borrow it, he would use the false route to attack Guo. If he was unwilling to borrow it, he would attack the pass by force!
Treaties, contracts, and oaths between countries are all false. Isn’t that what someone said? There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only eternal interests! Cao Cao once said that he would not join forces with foreign nations. Now,
He did not unite with the foreign tribes, he just sent troops when Liu Zhang was attacking the foreign tribes. At most, he was taking advantage of others' danger!
Unfortunately, even if Cao Cao took advantage of the danger, Hulao Pass would not be so easy to break. Twenty thousand soldiers were not enough, so Zhang Baiqi of Luoyang sent Huang Long and Zuo Xiao led troops to support. In order to prevent Cao Cao from discovering it, all Huang Zhongjun were replaced by Liu Zhang
They wore military uniforms and raised the banner of Liu Zhang's army! The two sides attacked and defended for more than a month, suffering tens of thousands of casualties. Even Lu Bu personally went into battle, but the battle only made Hulao Pass crumbling.
It can be said that Hulao Pass is: one man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it! The narrow pass wall only allows a few ladders to be climbed, and no more ladders are allowed to be put down. Although Lu Bu is brave, he cannot do it under the continuous impact of the pass army.
Do not retreat. Cao Cao was a little puzzled. In his impression, Liu Zhang had taken all the watermark troops with wings to the north. Why were there so many soldiers in Hulao Pass? If these soldiers were new recruits, they should not
So fierce!
When Hulao Pass could not be passed, Cao Cao wanted to attack Jizhou. Jia Hu immediately transferred Gan Ning's troops from Xu Shutang to move along the Yellow River. Whenever Cao Cao's army was found to be preparing to cross the river, Gan Ning's troops began to demolish the bridge.
Most of them are from the north. Even with the Jingzhou navy, they are no match for the Jinfan thieves!
I think back then, Gan Ning only had 800 people and gave the Jingxiang Navy a headache. Now he has 50,000 people. Even if he goes head-to-head, he can still support the Jingxiang Navy. Besides, the Jingxiang Navy has lost Cai Wei.
Wen Ping joined, but in terms of tactics, it was a step down.
Just when various princes were taking actions against Liu Zhang one after another, Su Li, Bu Gendu, and Ke Bineng also met with Hu Chuquan! Hu Chuquan could also be regarded as the anti-Liu faction. The four of them hit it off and decided that Su Li and Hu Chuquan should
Quan joins forces to intercept Liu Zhang in Xianbei, and Kirby can join forces with Bu Gendu to deal with Xu Shu!
Naturally, no one would have any objections to this arrangement. After all, Liu Zhang's current location is close to Langju Gu Mountain, and near Langjuji Mountain is the royal court of the Huns! As for where Xu Shu is in Yunzhong, Danhan Mountain is the royal court of Xianbei.
Naturally, it will be handled by the Xianbei people. Not only that, Su Li, Bu Gendu x Kirby Neng also decided that whoever made the most merit in the war with Liu Zhang would be the Great Chanyu of Xianbei!
As soon as this agreement came out, Su Li and the other three seemed to have taken a stimulant, and they all gathered in the nunnery, fearing that the credit would be small. Hu Chuquan quietly told Su Li that the Huns did not need credit, and they only needed to share more benefits with him.
!Su Li was overjoyed when he heard this and promised to give him 80% of the benefits.
After the two reached an agreement, Su Li suddenly claimed to be the great chanyu of Xianbei, which made Kirby very unhappy!
Both the Xiongnu and Xianbei claimed to have a command of 400,000 men, but it was a pity that the Huns split into two groups and the Xianbei people split into three groups. However, even so, the Huchuquan and Suli coalition forces still had more than 300,000 troops, and Bugendu and Kirby could
The coalition army was smaller, with only more than 200,000. Although the foreign army Xu Shu faced was roughly equal in strength to his, most of the foreign troops were cavalry, while his nunnery was all infantry. As for Liu Zhang, he was pitiful, and had to fight with ten soldiers.
Yu Lijun's watermark team spread its wings and faced an army of more than 300,000 foreigners!
Half a month later, not long after a tribe was wiped out, the Xianbei army surrounded Liu Zhang's army. Breaking through the encirclement, Zhao Yun came to Liu Zhang's side and said with some worry: "My lord, the Xianbei people seemed to have reacted and began to attack our army."
Chased and intercepted!"
"Are you afraid, Zilong?" Liu Zhang picked up the leg of lamb sent by the primary school and bit into it hard. It was very fragrant, but it was a pity that there was too little salt and it was terribly bland!
"Of course I'm not afraid!" Zhao Yun said: "The Lord is the hope of our army, and there is no room for failure. Why don't we return to the army?"
"No!" Liu Ping said seriously: "Now that I'm here, I won't leave until I defeat Xianbei!"
"But what if other princes take advantage of the situation and rob them?" Zhao Yun said: "My Lord, for the great cause of our Han people, he does not hesitate to attack foreign tribes with heavy troops. But if we lose our foundation, wouldn't it be worth the loss?"
"Zilong, why do you have so little confidence in Mr. Jia and the others?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Since I dare to let go, I naturally trust Mr. Jia. When we defeat the foreigners and go back, and cultivate for a few more years, we will dominate the world!
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"Lord, I'm worried..." Zhao Yun hesitated before speaking. He didn't want to say unlucky words to disturb the morale of the army, but if he didn't say anything, it would be like a bone in his throat.
"Don't worry!" Liu Zhang said categorically: "If we can't wipe out these foreign races, how can our great Han Dynasty prosper? After unifying the world, the people's minds are determined, and there will be many obstacles before any conquest. Although future generations will have their own blessings, I
Since we can do it, why not finish it? Don’t worry! Even if Mr. Jia and others can’t hold all the territory, they won’t lose much. When my army returns, won’t it be a patrol to sweep away the autumn leaves? Zilong should go and rest.
After a while, prepare to compete with the Xianbei people!"
"Yes!" Seeing that Liu Zhang had made up his mind, Zhao Yun went to inspect the military's watermark team.
Holding the Overlord Spear in his hand, Liu Zhang stared into the distance. In his memory, these barbarians were the culprits that hindered the development of the Han Dynasty. They could only destroy but not build. Who knows, every time the barbarians entered the Central Plains, they would destroy the Han people.
The culture has regressed for more than a hundred years. How could Liu Zhang not know that it is very dangerous to fight with foreigners now? But if these foreigners stab him in the back when he is fighting for hegemony with the princes of the Central Plains, he will be even more dangerous! You must know that foreigners are only interested in profit and have nothing to lose.
It’s mother!
Even if these foreigners do not join forces with the princes of the Central Plains, they often go to harvest grass and valleys under Liu Zhang's rule. Will Liu Zhang ignore it? He must fight if he controls it, otherwise he will lose the support of the people. In this case, why not settle it once and for all? Liu Zhang, who was determined again, stood up and asked
: "Brothers, have you rested? It's time for us to go on an expedition..."